I have VNC running (configured via YaST) and I connect to it with
`vncviewer pizza:5901`. I get a 1024x768 screen wich is neat.

Two questions:
Where do I change that screensize? I would have it bigger.
How do I take over an existing screen?

houghi
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houghi

houghi schreef:
> I have VNC running (configured via YaST) and I connect to it with
> `vncviewer pizza:5901`. I get a 1024x768 screen wich is neat.
>
> Two questions:
> Where do I change that screensize? I would have it bigger.
> How do I take over an existing screen?
>
> houghi

I guess you could change it from vncserver with '-geometry' parameter or
edit the vncserver script yourself. I also found another method from
google:
http://steveyoung.wordpress.com/2007...en-resolution/

Canned wrote:
>> Two questions:
>> Where do I change that screensize? I would have it bigger.
>> How do I take over an existing screen?
>>
>> houghi
>
> I guess you could change it from vncserver with '-geometry' parameter or
> edit the vncserver script yourself.

This only changes the size of the window, not of the resolution inside
that window.

> I also found another method from google:
> http://steveyoung.wordpress.com/2007...en-resolution/

With me there is the following:
Section "Monitor"
Option "CalcAlgorithm" "XServerPool"
DisplaySize 331 207
HorizSync 30-62
Identifier "Monitor[0]"
ModelName "LGPHILIPSLCD LCD MONITOR"
Option "DPMS"
Option "PreferredMode" "1280x800"
VendorName "LPL"
VertRefresh 43-60
UseModes "Modes[0]"
EndSection

Even removing it and adding the infor in the URL des not change
anything.

houghi
--
I do not want life insurance.
I want all people to be genuinely grieving when I die.

houghi

houghi wrote:
> Even removing it and adding the infor in the URL des not change
> anything.

OK, I have found it. The file to edit is /etc/xinetd.d/vnc
There I see that the -geometry was correct. I was looking at the client
and it needed to be done at the server side.

So what I did was the following
1) ssh to the server I want to connect to. Become root
2) edit 1024x768 to 1920x1200 in /etc/xinetd.d/vnc for vnc1
3) `killall xinetd` so that it is down
4) `xinetd` so the new settings are OK.

On the client side:
5) Add the following line to ~/.alias
alias vnc="vncviewer -fullscreen pizza:5901"
This will allow me to connect with just vnc
6) Add a new workspace where I will be running
7) Run `vnc` (or vncviewer -fullscreen pizza:5901" if I have not yet
logged in and out of X)

The reason I use this is as a workaround for 'startx kde -- :1' and
such things.

houghi
--
I do not want life insurance.
I want all people to be genuinely grieving when I die.

houghi